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indulto

indulto

9.9
Special permission that a church leader gives to not follow a church rule
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈdʌltoʊ/
  • Formal
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  • Due to his long service to the community, the board decided to give an indulto from the usual age limit for membership.

Examples

  • Following the scandal, the church issued an indulto that exempted the affected priests from certain regulations.

  • The Jesuits support an "indulto," accompanied (as in the case of other major crimes) by an appropriate form of indemnification after such a public conviction.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The Pope granted an indulto allowing the priest to officiate at the wedding despite the couple's previous divorce.

Synonyms

exemption
vsindulto
  • Formal
73 5.1

Official permission that frees someone from a rule or duty

is granted specifically by church authority, often by the Pope, not by secular officials

Antonyms

restriction
340 3.0

A rule or action that limits what you can do

prohibition
  • Formal
48 4.4

An official rule that stops people from doing something

Surface Forms

indulto singular
indultos plural

Etymology

Indulto comes from the Latin word indultum, the same root as English indulge, and originally meant 'a thing given as a favor'. So a church indulto is a special permission or favor that church leaders give to allow something that is usually not allowed.